Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner settle on a $5.5 million Washington home

Ivanka Trump and her husband Jared Kushner have completed a deal on a $5.5 million (£4.4m) home in Washington DC, as they prepare to move to the city to work in Donald Trump’s administration.

The six-bedroom, two-storey house is in the Kalorama district of the capital, and is only two streets away from the home President Barack Obama and his family will rent when they move out of the White House.

The Trump-Kushner property was built in 1923 but has been thoroughly renovated, and photos on the estate agent’s website show an elegant, light-filled home decorated in greys and beiges. The décor is similar to the Park Avenue apartment Ms Trump currently lives in with Mr Kushner and their three children in New York, which has been shown off in interior design magazines.

It was unclear whether the house had been rented or sold.

The same estate agents have also found a $12 million house for billionaire Wilbur Ross, chosen as commerce secretary, and Steve Mnuchin, Mr Trump’s choice of treasury secretary.

Mr Kushner was said to be consulting lawyers to check what limits could be imposed on his role.

Ms Trump insisted in the family's first post-election interview that she was going to remain "a daughter" and was not seeking a White House role. Yet she has been present in a series of her father's meetings - including that with Shinzo Abe, the Japanese prime minister, and a group of tech executives.

It remains unclear whether she will take a role in the White House, or has simply moved with her husband - who is expected to retain his role as influential, but unofficial, adviser.